QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD
●● Nurse's Role in Safety.
Answer: Provide safe care; Keep self and coworkers safe
●● Maslow & safety prioritization.
Answer: Safety is a basic need, but patients may prioritize other needs
(e.g., autonomy → refusing help → ↑ fall risk)
●● Practicing Safety.
Answer: Assess clients and environment; Provide education to
patient/family; Stay updated on best practices; Learn about diseases,
meds, treatments
●● The Joint Commission.
Answer: Accredits healthcare organizations
●● Mission of The Joint Commission.
Answer: Improve healthcare quality and safety
, ●● National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs).
Answer: Purpose of NPSGs → Reduce medical errors and improve
safety
●● Identify patients correctly.
Answer: Use 2 identifiers; check ID band
●● Improve communication.
Answer: Report critical values; use SBAR; document clearly
●● Use medicines safely.
Answer: Follow 6 rights; label meds; double-check high-alert meds
●● Use alarms safely.
Answer: Set correctly; respond; never turn off
●● Prevent infection.
Answer: Hand hygiene; PPE; sterile technique
●● Identify safety risks.
Answer: Fall risk, suicide precautions, monitor high-risk patients